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NALACS, the Netherlands Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, is a membership organization founded in 1996 to serve academics and professionals working in the Netherlands on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our Mission

It’s our mission to contribute to knowledge, understanding and debates about Latin America and the Caribbean through activities and event and to stimulate contacts between individuals, universities and organizations with an interest in the region.

Our Members

Our members include researchers, PhD candidates and students as well as journalists and NGO staff. NALACS has a network function, connecting Latin Americanists and Caribbeanists in the Netherlands to each other and to colleagues in surrounding countries.

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Who we are

Nalacs is the Netherlands Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, an association for everyone in the Netherlands who is interested in Latin America and Caribbean. Its mission is to promote insight and debate on issues related to the region in the Netherlands.

What we do

Nalacs organizes lectures, seminars and conferences on social, political and cultural developments in Latin America and the Caribbean, often in cooperation with other Dutch institutions. Nalacs events focus on urgent or otherwise topical issues and offer a forum to experts based in the Netherlands and abroad.